Burial-casket.



PATBNTED MAY 26, 1908.

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No. 888,664. PATENTED MAY 26, 1908. C.. L. SMITH. BURIAL GASKET.APPLIOATION FILED JULY 2v, 1907.

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CLARK L. SMITH, OF SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.

BURIAL-CASKE T.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 26, 1908.

Application filed July 27, 1907. Serial No. 385,773.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLARK L. SMITH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Spokane, in the county of Spokane and the State ofWashington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Burial-Oaskets, of which the following is a clear and exact specification.

My invention relates to improvements in burial caskets, and inparticular to those opening on the side, and my object, broadlyspeaking, is to provide a convenient means whereby the side may beopened and at the same time allowing said side to be slid easily andquickly to a position inside, of the casket, where it remains out ofsight and out ofthe Way when not in use.

More particularly, my object is to provide a burial casket, in which theside is hinged and swings down, and when in a horizontal position, maybe slid into an opening between the bottom and false bottom erectedtherein. I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, in which- Figure I is a vertical section of mycasket; Fig. II is a vertical section showing side open and placed outof sight between the bottom and false bottom; Fig. III is a part of asection taken lengthwise of the casket; Fig. IV and Fig. V, are detailsof the catch, which is provided to take the strain off of the hinges,caused by the weight when casket is being carried. Figs. VI, VII andVIII, are views in detail of the hinged and pivotal connection of thesideof the casket to the base thereof.

Similar figures refer to similar parts throughout the views.

Referring now to the drawings, 10 denotes the hinged side of the casket,11 the false bottom, 12 the bottom proper, 18 the top of the casket,hinged at 23, 17 a portion of the side, hinged at 2l that it may swingdown to he position indicated in dotted view in 22 is a portion of thebase mold hinged at 24, that it may swing away from the body of thecasket, as indicated by dotted lines, thus uncovering the openingbetween 11 and 12, into which the side 10, slides. Hinged to the bottomof 10, is a sliding portion 16, which serves the purpose of a slidingplate which is movable in the guide slot 13, provided in the respectiveends of the casket.

14 is a roller placed in the ends of the casket as indicated in thedrawing, and serves the double purpose of a roller and su port for theside, 10 where it is placed in t e opening between the false bottom andbottom, 11 and 12, respectively. The portion a on the side, 10 comesinto use when the side is open, by providing a finished appearance, towhat would otherwise be an open space between the false bottom 11, andthe base mold 22.

17 in this particular design, is hinged at 21 in order that it may swingback out of the way of the base mold 22, when the latter is swung to itsproper position after the side 10 is slid into the opening between thetwo bottoms, before described. A plate 25 having a pin 25a Fig. IV isfastened to the bottom at each edge of side 10 and a plate 26 having thenotch 26a Fig .V is secured in both ends of the casket so that when theside 10 is in a vertical position the in 25A of plate 25 engages in theslot 26a o plate 26.

' I am aware, that prior to my invention, caskets have been made with anopen side, also with false bottoms leaving a space between wherein a lidmay be deposited. I do not claim these features in my invention, but

What I do claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- 1. A burialcasket provided with a bottom and a false bottom spaced therefrom toform a recess to receive the side of the casket and having therein asliding late hinged to the side and movable in gui e slots provided inthe respective ends of the casket.

2. A burial casket provided with a hinged side capable of being incasedwithin a recess provided in the bottom of the casket, said side having aplate su porting a pin fastened to the lower ortion of each end, saidpin engaging in a slotted plate fastened to the respective ends of thecasket.

3. The herein-described burial casket having a bottom, a side and twoends fixed in relation to the bottom, a false bottom above and spacedapart from the bottom forming a recess for the side, the side fitted tobe incased in said recess, and a base mold hinged to the bottom andadjustable to positions to cover or expose the o ening to the sidecontaining the recess, a l substantially as set forth.

CLARK L. SMITH. Witnesses:

H. E. SMITH, M. G. MATHER.

